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  KITLV - Concise Annual Report 2006
For the library staff and, ultimately, all the employees of the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, it is messages such as this one which add extra lustre to the many academic tributes to the institute.
Talks with Leiden University and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences concerning the renewal of the housing agreement for KITLV on the university campus were successfully concluded.
On October 18, 2006, at De Eikenhorst in Wassenaar, HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands received the first copy of De parels en de kroon; Het koningshuis en de koloniën, written by Gert Oostindie and published by De Bezige Bij and KITLV Press.
www.kitlv.nl /annual2005.html   (1153 words)

  
 Dutch Royals - The Royal Forums
This forum is for threads about HM The Queen of the Netherlands.
Prince and Princess of Orange and Family (9 Viewing)
The place to discuss news, pictures and information regarding Prince Friso and Princess Mabel and their family.
www.theroyalforums.com /forums/f17   (367 words)

  
  Death of a Princess - TIME
Prettiest of four royal sisters and second in line of succession (after Princess Beatrix, 27), blonde, buxom Irene, 24, took off for Spain, whose culture and language she studied at the University of Utrecht.
When a palace spokesman finally admitted that Irene had been secretly received into the Roman Catholic Church six months earlier, canny Dutchmen immediately deduced that she was in love with a Spaniard.
Queen Juliana dispatched her private secretary to warn the princess that a Spanish marriage would be deeply resented by most Dutchmen, who have always hated Spain, and detest Franco for supporting the Nazis while they occupied The Netherlands.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,870733,00.html   (681 words)

  
  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939) is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Princess Irene, cloistered in a Catholic convent in Spain, became a pawn of General Francisco Franco who tried to maximize the event to his benefit.
Irene alienated herself from most every Dutch citizen when a photo appeared in a Dutch paper showing Irene at a Falange rally in Spain and she declared that she supported her fiancé's Falangist politics.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/pr/Princess_Irene_of_the_Netherlands   (1013 words)

  
 Princess Irene of the Netherlands - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939) is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
As a teenager, she was dubbed by the Dutch press as "the glamorous Princess of the Netherlands." During the war, the Royal Dutch Brigade (the formation of Free Dutch soldiers that fought alongside the Allies) was named for Princess Irene.
It was suggested that Princess Irene was a pawn of General Francisco Franco who tried to maximize the event to his benefit.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Princess_Irene_of_the_Netherlands   (1071 words)

  
 Queen Juliana Tribute
Princess Juliana was born on April 30, 1909, as only daughter of Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands and Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg.
When their daughter Irene decided to marry the Catholic Prince Juan Carlos de Bourbon-Parma in Rome in 1964 without permission from the government, Queen Juliana could not be present at the wedding.
Her doctors have announced that the Princess died from pneumonia combined with a general deterioration in her health.
www.xs4all.nl /~kvenjb/juliana.htm   (389 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Princess Irene is a descendant of Sophia Electress of Hannover via her daughter Anne Princess of Orange, Fürstin of Nassau née Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hannover, Duchess of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, The Princess Royal (1709-1759).
Irene alienated herself from most every Dutch citizen when a photo appeared in a Dutch paper showing Irene at a Carlist rally in Spain and she declared that she supported her fiancé's politics.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Princess_Irene_of_the_Netherlands   (1201 words)

  
 Peace Palace the Hague Netherlands - Carnegie Foundation
Princess Irene van Lippe-Bisterfeld of the Netherlands and Mayor Deetman of The Hague both held speeches, during a ceremony in which the Peace Monument was unveiled and the peace flame was ignited.
Princess Irene then asked for a moment of silence in which to think about the importance of the flame as a symbol of peace.
Princess Irene is committed to the Life Foundation International (LFI), which is the organization behind the flame.
www.vredespaleis.nl /showpage.asp?pag_id=273   (481 words)

  
 23RD GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: )
was born in 1909 in the Netherlands - dtr of Henry and Wilhelmina.
She was married to Prince Bernhard of LIPPE-BIESTERFELD Prince-Consort of Netherlands (son of Prince of BIESTERFELD and Princess Dtr of Woldemar of LIPPE) on 7 Jan 1937.
Princess Christina of The NETHERLANDS was born in Netherlands - dtr of Juliana and Bernhard.
home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d7587.htm   (138 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Princess Irene is a descendant of Sophia Electress of Hannover via her daughter Anne Princess of Orange, Fürstin of Nassau née Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hannover, Duchess of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, The Princess Royal (1709-1759).
Irene returned to live in the Netherlands with her children and became involved in various personal development workshops, trying to "find herself." Her connection with nature, that she says she had felt since childhood, intensified, and in 1995 she published her book Dialogue with Nature.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Princess_Irene_of_the_Netherlands   (1202 words)

  
 The Princess Irene Brigade
The various international uniforms were replaced by the British Kahki and the Dutch Lion with word "Nederlands" underneath was worn on the left sleeve.
Nederlands Brigade Prinses Irene" (The Princess Irene Brigade)
Princess Irene Brigade Was given the honour of being the first of the allied armies into the Hague.
www.gunsandbugles.com /princess-irene.htm   (1059 words)

  
 The Kingdom of The Netherlands
The daughters of Queen Juliana are Royal Highness, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Oranje-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
The heir to the throne is Crown Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Oranje.
Princess Juliana and her children spent the rest of World War II in Canada, where in 1943 the third daughter Margriet was born.
www.nettyroyal.nl /netherlands.html   (978 words)

  
 boys clothing: European royalty -- Netherlands
The first king of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands was Willem I, Prince of Oranje Nassau, son of the last stadtholder, Willem V. Besides, the King was also Grand Duke of Luxemburg, with which the Netherlands until 1890 had a personal union.
Both the constitution of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (which was a personal fieddom of the Dutch king) required the the head of state to be a man. The Dutch government was concerned that Kaiser Wilhelm I might claim the throne as Wilhelm III had no direct male heir.
Princess Beatrix was the elest child of Queen Juliana and Prince Berhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
histclo.com /royal/net/royal-neth.htm   (2825 words)

  
 Former Dutch Queen dies at 94 - World News - MSNBC.com
Princess Juliana, who gave up the title of queen when she abdicated in favor of her daughter Beatrix in 1980, spent the last decade of her life in seclusion, too ill and mentally feeble to appreciate the adoration of her people.
In 1964, Princess Irene converted to Catholicism, breaking the Protestant tradition of the House of Orange, to marry Prince Hugo Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, pretender to the Spanish throne.
Although Irene renounced her rights of succession, the Dutch government refused to sanction a marriage that smacked of involvement in the tangled question of Spanish royal succession, and a state wedding in the Netherlands was ruled out.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4567759   (1023 words)

  
 CNN.com - Princess sues Dutch spies - Mar. 11, 2003
Princess Margarita dragged the House of Orange into the headlines with a series of allegations, which quickly spread across Europe after airing on Dutch TV.
Margarita, daughter of the queen's sister Irene, kickstarted the public row in a series of sensational interviews for the Nova TV program and a weekly news magazine.
She was angry at an alleged campaign to flen the name of her husband, a commoner whose reputation in the press is less than flattering.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/03/11/dutch.royals   (651 words)

  
 Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa - Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa - CBC Archives
Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa - Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa - CBC Archives
Royal history is made in Ottawa on Jan. 19, 1943, when Dutch Princess Juliana gives birth to her daughter Margriet Francisca at the city's Civic Hospital.
Crown Princess Juliana and her two small daughters arrived in Canada in June 1940, a month after they fled the Netherlands in the wake of the German army invasion.
archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-69-2050-12821/life_society/twt/clip1   (830 words)

  
 CNN.com - Princess sues Dutch spies - Mar. 11, 2003
Princess Margarita dragged the House of Orange into the headlines with a series of allegations, which quickly spread across Europe after airing on Dutch TV.
Margarita, daughter of the queen's sister Irene, kickstarted the public row in a series of sensational interviews for the Nova TV program and a weekly news magazine.
She was angry at an alleged campaign to flen the name of her husband, a commoner whose reputation in the press is less than flattering.
cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/03/11/dutch.royals/index.html   (651 words)

  
 Alles over Royalty - Nederland - Princess Irene and her Childeren   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Princess Irene, the second daughter of princess Juliana and prince Bernard (born 5 august 1939) does not use her "princess" title anymore.
This picture of the childeren of princess Irene and their father Carl Hugo is taken at the occasion that they all got a new title, next to their title of prince/princess de Bourbon de Parme.
This picture shows Jaime with his mother princess Irene (in blue) and his aunt princess Christina (in red) on the wedding of Constantijn and Laurentien.
www.geocities.com /marliesq/ned_irene_kind.htm   (342 words)

  
 Lantern Books - Excerpt
Princess Juliana and Prince Bernard van Lippe-Biesterfeld's second child is born, and they decide to name her Irene, after the Greek goddess of peace.
There is such a gap between the image of "the glamorous Princess of the Netherlands", as the Dutch press nickname her, and the reality of a woman who feels abandoned at every step of her life by family and friends, and in particular at the time of her marriage and then of her divorce.
Her friends do not really understand but in Irene's experience most people living in urban conditions have lost their connection with nature and it is her hope that this book will be of help, whatever the reason for which it was originally purchased.
www.lanternbooks.com /excerpt.html?cat=7&id=1-899171-86-X&expid=182   (695 words)

  
 Princess Irene of the Netherlands - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
Because of the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands during World_War_II the Dutch Royal family chose to live in exile in Canada where Irene attended public school.
As a teenager, she was dubbed by the Dutch press as "the glamorous Princess of the Netherlands." Princess Irene studied at the University_of_Utrecht then went to Madrid to learn the Spanish_language.
In the summer of 1963, Princess Irene secretly converted from Protestantism to Roman_Catholicism.
www.indexsuche.com /Princess_Irene_of_the_Netherlands.html   (1051 words)

  
 The My Hero Project - Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Princess Juliana did what many war wives of the time did: she helped with the war effort by knitting for the soldiers, raised money by working in a second-hand store and did whatever she could to keep up the morale of her people.
Canadian Netherlands Friendship Association The CNFA is dedicated to strengthening the ties between Canada and the Netherlands through trade, commerce, the arts and by keeping alive the history of the sacrifices made by Canadians to liberate the Netherlands by special events to be held on or around each May 5th.
Irene Curie, was the second woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in science; the first woman was her mother, Marie.
www.myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=queen_beatrix_06   (3683 words)

  
 Princess Juliana returns to birthplace , Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica
AMSTERDAM — The body of Princess Juliana was taken from Soestdijk Palace on Wednesday morning to the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague.
Conforming to the wishes of Princess Juliana, daughters Irene, Margriet and Christina wore lightly coloured clothing, while Queen Beatrix was noticeable in a darker attire.
Princess Juliana died in her sleep surrounded by much of her immediate family at Soestdijk on Saturday morning and will be interred in the royal family tomb on Tuesday 30 March.
www.expatica.com /actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=5951   (415 words)

  
 CARLISM
Princess Françoise, now married, stepped aside in deference to the wishes of Duke Robert and concentrated on her charitable work and raising her family.
Carlos-Hugo next announced his marriage to Princess Irene of the Netherlands, whose mother was the wealthiest sovereign in Europe, and who, although a Protestant, announced her conversion to Catholicism.
On their honeymoon Irene shocked the Spanish public by being photographed in a bikini, then considered indecent and causing much comment in the press (to the amazement of the Princess herself who had worn one without comment in her own country).
www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/bourbon/spain/carlism.htm   (2465 words)

  
 Interview Princess Irene of the Netherlands-Nieuws
QM spoke with the Princess, who prefers to be called Mrs.
Irene van Lippe-Biesterfeld acts as coach on retreats in South Africa.
It all began for Irene van Lippe-Biesterfeld when she was alone in the mountains.
www.qualityinmeetings.nl /readon.php?content_id=671&categoryid=35   (863 words)

  
 The Dutch Royal House
Four daughters were born to Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard: Princess Beatrix in 1938, Princess Irene in 1939, Princess Margriet in 1943 and Princess Christina in 1947.
In 1946, Prince Bernhard was appointed Inspector-General of the Royal Netherlands Navy, and Inspector-General of the Royal Netherlands Air Force in 1953.
The Prince was President of the Netherlands Branch of the WWF.
www.koninklijkhuis.nl /english/content.jsp?objectid=14012   (1350 words)

  
 Worldroots.com
Princess Irene (1939-) with sister Marijke abt 1947
Young Princess Irene Emma of the Netherlands *1939
Princess Irene and her son Prince Carlos (1970-)
worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/irenenetherland1939album.htm   (97 words)

  
 Royal flags (The Netherlands)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Netherlands Standard: Royal flag until 1908, except with an older version of the CoA, with the shield fl, and with a darker colour of blue.
Princess Margriet married Pieter van Vollenhoven, who did not receive a title of Prins (Prince) at that wedding, though considering the currently laws he now has that title, and probably is not represented by a standard because of that.
Princess Margriet married Pieter van Vollenhoven, who did not receive a title of Prins at that wedding, though considering the currently laws he now has that title, and probably is not represented by a standard because of that.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nl-royal.html   (950 words)

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